At The Gates Frontman Tomas Lindberg Redant on ’The Nightmare of Being,’ Their 30 Year Anniversary, and Keeping Music Fresh

Swedish melodic death metal outfit At The Gates are still one of the most important metal bands of the last 30 years. Their genre-defining album, Slaughter of the Soul, is still, to this day, a staple in most metal media/fan album lists and a huge influence on waves of new extreme metal bands. Recently, the band released their seventh album, The Nightmare Of Being, an album which sees the band exploring a more experimental sound while retaining that familiar “Gothenburg” sound. Just ahead of the release of the album, V13 spoke with frontman Tomas Lindberg Redant about the progressive nature of the new record, the last 30 years, and much more. So, first of all, I really appreciate your time, thank you. How’s life treating you at the moment? Tomas Lindberg Redant: “Oh, good. Yeah, we’re movi...

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